Connection String Options
The connection string properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection string for this provider. Click the links for further details.
For more information on establishing a connection, see Basic Tab.
| Property | Description |
| AuthScheme | The scheme used for authentication. Accepted entries are Password, Kerberos. |
| Server | The name of the server running Sybase Database. |
| Port | The port of the Sybase database. |
| Database | The name of the Sybase database. |
| User | The Sybase user account used to authenticate. |
| Password | The password used to authenticate the user. |
| Charset | Chaeset name to communicate with server. |
| UseSSL | This field sets whether SSL is enabled. |
| AlternateServers | This property allows you to specify multiple servers in addition to the one configured in Server and Port . Specify both a server name and port; separate servers with a comma. |
| Property | Description |
| KerberosKDC | The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) service used to authenticate the user. |
| KerberosRealm | The Kerberos Realm used to authenticate the user. |
| KerberosSPN | The service principal name (SPN) for the Kerberos Domain Controller. |
| KerberosKeytabFile | The Keytab file containing your pairs of Kerberos principals and encrypted keys. |
| KerberosServiceRealm | The Kerberos realm of the service. |
| KerberosServiceKDC | The Kerberos KDC of the service. |
| KerberosTicketCache | The full file path to an MIT Kerberos credential cache file. |
| Property | Description |
| SSLClientCert | The TLS/SSL client certificate store for SSL Client Authentication (2-way SSL). |
| SSLClientCertType | The type of key store containing the TLS/SSL client certificate. |
| SSLClientCertPassword | The password for the TLS/SSL client certificate. |
| SSLClientCertSubject | The subject of the TLS/SSL client certificate. |
| SSLServerCert | The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL. |
| Property | Description |
| FirewallType | The protocol used by a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallServer | The name or IP address of a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallPort | The TCP port for a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallUser | The user name to use to authenticate with a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallPassword | A password used to authenticate to a proxy-based firewall. |
| Property | Description |
| LogModules | Core modules to be included in the log file. |
| Property | Description |
| Location | A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures. |
| Property | Description |
| EncryptPassword | This field sets whether password encryption is enabled. |
| IgnoreGroupNumber | Whether to return group number (like ';num') of procedure when list procedures. |
| MaxRows | Limits the number of rows returned rows when no aggregation or group by is used in the query. This helps avoid performance issues at design time. |
| MaxTDSPacketSize | The protocol sending and receiving buffer size. For the lower version, it's from 512 to 512. For the newer version, it's from 512 to 2048. |
| Other | These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases. |
| Readonly | You can use this property to enforce read-only access to Sybase from the provider. |
| SwitchMode | This property allows you to specify a switching mode to select a server from AlternateServers as the active server. |
| SwitchStrategy | This property allows you to specify a switching strategy to select a server from AlternateServers as the active server. |
| TextSize | SELECT statements return text, image, and unitext data up to the limit specified in this property. |
| Timeout | A timeout for the provider. |